Steve Stewart

Steve Stewart was born 30 / 12 / 1948 and met his wife Wendy through Rowley Park Speedway…. Wendy and Steve have 2 children…. Steve was born at the Northern Community Hospital and grew up at Ferryden Park…. Steve Stewart went to Ferryden Park Primary School and then to Angle Park Technical High School…. Steve was employed at E.T.S.A. ( Electricity Trust of South Australia. ) for 32 years…. As a teenager Steve went to Rowley Park Speedway with his mates in aproximately 1967 the night Harry Denton was tragically killed, but Steve was still impressed with Speedway Racing…. Steve Stewart started his Speedway Career in Production Cars in the ex Graham Benneche number 20 L.J. Holden Torana… He then purchased the number 13 L.J. Holden Torana ( pictured below ) from Ron Urlich of Canberra…. Steve Stewart won many heats and features at Rowley Park Speedway and Speedway Tracks around the country…. He also was one of only two South Australian’s invited to Perth for the W.A. round of the Craven Filter Stock Saloon Titles where he finished 2nd:… In 1979 Steve Stewart was 177 cm tall and weighed aproximately 75 kilo’s… He also raced the number 47 Black Holden Monaro and it was at Speedway Park in 1981 when Steve was racing Alex Rowe’s famous Speedcar number 2 that he won the South Australian Speedcar Championships, the same year Darryl Downing piloted Steve’s Monaro to victory in the South Australian Saloon Car Titles… Steve Stewart took a year out in the 2006 / 07 season ( first season in 36 years. ) and has returned for the 2007 / 08 season…. Its good to see Steve back at the wheel at Speedway Park….